[raydan]

Happy birthday Canada!!!

I just found this old print.
I don't have a scanner but I just bought a camera and this is the best that I got.
Don't know where to put it up so I thought, "Why not in this thread".
In the left foreground is my mother, father and me.

In the background is the HMCS Algonquin (R17) (I), a V class destroyer active from 1944 to 1970.

[WDHIII]

Get out...... really?

VERY kule RD!

And congrats on the cam - what did ya end up getting?

I should sell MY house so I can get a new cam too

[CDN_PATRIOT]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!!!!! 143!! 143!! THE MAPLE LEAF FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



-J.

[QBC]

[Brenda]

Happy Canada Day!

[martin14]

EyeBrock wrote:

Those Canadians from Newfoundland remember their fallen on July 1st as it’s also Memorial Day in NFLD.

The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was wiped out at Beaumont-Hamel on July 1st 1916.

We will remember them.

The last post and the most important one

My dear Soldiers overseas

I would like to wish you with all my heat and thankfulness Happy Canada day

To the Family's in mourning I know I can't take away your pain and sadness today I know but I would like to pay respect to you.

To our Soldiers Here in any CFB

Happy Canada day Big Kiss Big Hug and Thank you





No i didnt write it, a lady in N.B. did..

[Batsy]

Hyack wrote:

Happy Birthday Canada, not looking too bad for 142 years old.

That shouldn't be too surprising because 142 years old for a country is nothing. Canada - which actually turns 144 this year - is a mere toddler. Canadians may see 1867 as a very long time ago but, to the British, it is recent.

England, which was founded in 927 when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms unified after a gathering of kings from around Britain gathered at what is now the village of Eamont Bridge in Cumbria, celebrated its 1184th birthday this year, making it 8.22 times older than Canada.

The UK as a whole turned 304 on 1st May.

[Batsy]

I've just realised my mistake.

England was born in 927, which means it is 1084 years old, of course, not 1184.

[Brenda]

Older does not necessarily mean wiser, obviously...

[Mustang1]

Batsy wrote:

Hyack wrote:

Happy Birthday Canada, not looking too bad for 142 years old.

That shouldn't be too surprising because 142 years old for a country is nothing. Canada - which actually turns 144 this year - is a mere toddler. Canadians may see 1867 as a very long time ago but, to the British, it is recent.

England, which was founded in 927 when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms unified after a gathering of kings from around Britain gathered at what is now the village of Eamont Bridge in Cumbria, celebrated its 1184th birthday this year, making it 8.22 times older than Canada.

The UK as a whole turned 304 on 1st May.

It's all relative - Canada achieved confederation before Germany (1871) established its nation-state. What's also missing is that Canada was "born" only 262 after European permanent settlement.